USC fans troll Notre Dame over not making College Football Playoff
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On Sunday, the field for this year’s College Football Playoff was revealed. USC did not make the cut, as the Trojanscame in at No. 16. However, neither did archrival Notre Dame, who was the first team out at No. 11.
Of course, USC fans were certainly happy to see their longtime foes get left out. Notre Dame, however, was so upset about the decision that the Irish elected not to play in a bowl game altogether, abruptly ending their 2025 season. Notre Dame’s choice caused an uproar and invited fresh questions about the future of bowl games and whether the larger overall bowl system will be able to survive the realities of the 12-team playoff era. That is another discussion for another day. In the meantime, you can imagine how USC fans might have felt about all of this.
Following the news, Trojan fans had some fun trolling their rivals on social media. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights:
The Bowden effect
We’re gonna get this in before @FightOnRusty posts it
Marcus Freeman has never made the playoffs without Chad Bowden pic.twitter.com/p0bhJSbxOo
— WeAreSC (@On3USC) December 7, 2025
Touch the sign!
They’re enjoying the entire bowl season from the couch 😭 pic.twitter.com/pqaTCncN3y
— Henry Hua (@Henry_Hua) December 7, 2025
Time to join a conference?
— Barstool USC (@BarstoolSC) December 7, 2025
Scheduling matters
I totally get and respect why ND doesn’t want to be in a conference. But, in terms of making the playoff? They don’t deserve it. Not with that schedule. As long as they’re independent this is going to happen.
— The Trojan Blade (@TheTrojanBlade) December 7, 2025
Typical for them
Notre Dame taking their ball and going home is so on brand
— Pac 0 (@wstrojan) December 7, 2025
Notre Dame and UCLA are (basically) the same
With Notre Dame not going to a bowl game, they officially have the same postseason fate this season as 3-9 UCLA, 2-10 Purdue, and 1-11 Oklahoma State
— Adam Bradford (@Adam_Bradford14) December 7, 2025
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC football, Notre Dame both miss College Football Playoff in 2025
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